GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |